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Recognizing Hazards to Prevent Future Injuries Gary Timmer, United Water Thursday April 18th, 2013 Frankenmuth, MI

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Recognizing Hazards to Prevent Future Injuries

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If Only Training Were Enough!

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Why Reduce Injuries?

• We Care About People

• It Saves Money

• We Need All Of Our Employees At Work

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Hazard

Ability to cause harm or danger

Risk

Likelihood that harm or damage will result

A few quick definitions….

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Relationship between Exposure, Hazard and Risk

Area of Hazard Area of

Exposure

Area of Risk

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What Are Common Injuries?

• Lifting/pulling

• Contact With Objects

• Slips, Trips, & Falls

• Automobile

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What is out there that can bite?

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Basics?

Safety is everyone's responsibility

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Basics?

The more people you have looking for hazards, the more likely you are

to find them

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Inspections

• Continuous (supervisory, management)

• Planned (safety committee level)

• Intermittent or special focus inspections

• General or full scope (audit)

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Inspections

• Insurance Company

• Peers (Other facilities, other departments)

• MIOSHA

• Contractors

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Basics?

Two heads (or More) are better than one.

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Preparing for an inspection • Be prepared to inspect/observe both human

and physical elements

• Know the purpose of the inspection

• Know the area (+/-)

• Know the limits of inspection (time, expertise, authority, etc.)

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Preparing for an inspection cont..

• Know the accident history

• Know the internal and external standards

• Know relationships; superintendent, employee, Manager

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Use all your senses... • Sight • Hearing • Smell/taste • Tactile senses • Sense of ‘order’ • Sense of space • “Gut” • Sense of motion • Sense of weight

Look above,

below, behind

and into.

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10 Killers of inspection techniques

• Speed

• Pre-determined results

• Hidden agendas

• Fatigue

• No completed corrective actions

• Lack of experience

• No structure or too much

• Lack of a Colombo attitude

• Over reliance on a few tools or senses

• Disagreeable nature

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Now a little practice with hazard

identification.

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What can you find on each slide

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Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines

Administrative Prevention?

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Full Compliance

Near Miss Reporting

Near Miss Reporting Process

E a r t h T e c h , I n c .

N e a r M i s s R e p o r t

U n s a f e C o n d i t i o n U n s a f e A c t / B e h a v i o r

D a t e I d e n t i f i e d : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P e r s o n I d e n t i f y i n g

D e s c r i p t i o n o f U n s a f e C o n d i t i o n o r B e h a v i o r

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S u m m a r y o f F o l l o w - U p

D a t e C o r r e c t i v e A c t i o n s C o m p l e t e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N e a r M i s s R e p o r t N o .

S u p e r v i s o r S i g n a t u r e

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Root Cause Investigations

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Things to Look For

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Is This OK?

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Positioning

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Machine Guarding

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Machine Guarding

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Machine Guarding

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Machine Guarding

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Machine Guarding

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Machine Guarding

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Energy Control (LOTO)

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Competent Persons

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Proper Storage

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Slips, Trips, & Falls

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Floor Openings

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Unprotected Ladders

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Hoses Left Out

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Junk Laying Around

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Pipes in Walkways

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Trip Hazards

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Fall Hazards

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Fall Hazard

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Fall Hazard

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Fall Hazard

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Quick Fixes

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Cell Phones/Radios

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Cars Stop Faster Then Trucks

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Case Study for Can Station

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“CAN” We Make It Better?

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Step was installed inside

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Installation of Grab Bar

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Treads Installed on Step

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Cover Was Rotated

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QUESTIONS

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Thank You!